Hickory Elementary School

2100 Conowingo Road

School District

Harford County Public Schools
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:14
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on August 20, 2024

We absolutely love Hickory Elementary school. My kids have been here for 4 years and have had all great experiences.
Submitted by other on July 03, 2023

Not sure how, but my brother graduated not knowing how to spell, punctuate, or use propper grammar. God forbid what else he doesn't know. Makes me worry about how I was when I graduated, because I remember being able to spell and use grammar pretty well. At least we're both decent at math.
Submitted by parent on February 12, 2022

My experience with this school has been with their STRIVE program for autistic students. It looks like there has been some improvement in special education here but a lot can still be done. I observed teachers and their aides speak inappropriately about both coworkers and students in front of students, parents, and coworkers. I observed a faculty member from STRIVE administrative support come in the classroom with the intent of assisting the teacher but instead they spent their time on their phone and speaking poorly about one aide to another aide. Instead of helping the other aide, which is their job, they spoke poorly about her in front of her. I have seen the teacher do this as well. As an adult with a mental disability I was shocked to see how poorly the teachers and aides hired to help with disabilities treat adults with disabilities as well as the students at times. Teaching is not just about tracking academic growth.
Submitted by parent on September 21, 2015

Enrolled my two kids at Hickory. As many people know the principal and many staffers were replaced in 2015-2016 school year due to the autism class abuse scandal. While my kids don't have special needs, I'm glad the new principal and his staff seem to communicate well, and my kids are happy with their teachers. I'm also very happy with the responsiveness of their teachers and would recommend Hickory.
Submitted by parent on March 02, 2012

I cannot say that I agree with a majority of the reviews. The communication from the school to the parents and the community is virtually non-existent, and it is not true, as one reviewer claimed, that all teachers use e-mail. I do agree with the the one reviewer that the autism program is not handled well at all. As he or she points out, the autism program is practically excluded from the school. The program is housed in a completely separate building, leading to minimal or no interaction with the rest of the school population. According to a friend, there have already been three different teachers in the Kindergarten Autism classroom this year. Also, I cannot speak to previous principals at the school as other reviewers have, but the current one is extremely unprofessional and seems to not care. Just the lack of communication from the school coupled with the staff's belief that they are going above and beyond when it comes to their jobs when they are clearly doing only the minimum has sent us looking for another school and considering a move.